History A-Level
Justices of the peace and local enforcement
What Justices of the peace and local enforcement means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Justices of the peace and local enforcement
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Became the key agents of local governance, enforcing the Tudor subsidy of 1513, the Statute of Artificers 1563 and the Act for the Relief of the Poor 1598.
Topics that use Justices of the peace and local enforcement
- Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 2 Gaining the cooperation of the localities (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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